Social movements : a theoretical approach /
"This treatise offers a theoretically informed approach to social movements as a phenomenon of modern societies. It combines three basic perspectives: interactionist, constructivist, and process-oriented (ICP-approach). The overall ambition is to link the analysis of social movements to general...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This treatise offers a theoretically informed approach to social movements as a phenomenon of modern societies. It combines three basic perspectives: interactionist, constructivist, and process-oriented (ICP-approach). The overall ambition is to link the analysis of social movements to general theories of society and processes of social change. To this aim, the treatise mainly draws on ideas from Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, and Anthony Giddens. Several revisions are recommended with regard to Habermas' theory of communicative action; one of these is to recognize the importance of the public sphere as a realm in its own right beyond functional systems (such as the economy and the political-administrative system) and the daily lifeworld. The public sphere is the major domain in which social movements make themselves seen and heard, garner support, and possibly succeed in changing basic societal structures. The treatise argues that properly defined social movements only emerged in modern times. The book covers a large ground, analyzing the external and internal activities of social movements, the role of different kinds of opportunities and restrictions, collective identities and framing, organizing, networking, and strategizing. It parses the complexity of social movements that have a status as both actors and systems, and whose logic cannot be reduced to either strategic or communicative action"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198877417 0198877412 0198877420 9780191988271 0191988278 9780198877424 |